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Book: Matthew
At Open Icon Baptist Church, we value great preaching — preaching that engages deeply, humbly and honestly with Jesus, the Bible, and the pain and joy of living in the real world. And since going permanently online, we have been able to welcome great preachers from all over the world without having to wait for them to visit our shores. Click here to meet the inspirational preachers depicted in the gallery above, none of whom have preached for us!
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4 December, 2016
God’s visions of the future are often dismissed as unrealistic because our limited vision causes us to expect only more of the same.
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6 January, 2016
In Christ, God is made manifest to the world as King, Light and Lover.
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16 August, 2015
Preacher: Alison Sampson
Topic: Church, Identity, Relationships, Suffering, Weakness
It is in our woundedness, this woundedness we try to avoid and would rather not acknowledge, that we find our identity as the body of Christ, our identity as the church.
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6 January, 2015
Preacher: Sam Goodes
Topic: Discipleship, Doubt, Faithfulness, Hope
The feeling of distance and separation from God – which we all feel – is perception not reality… it is the fruit of our fear and our holding-back.
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21 December, 2014
Joseph models a courageous willingness to be stripped of his sense of entitlement that he might become all God wanted him to be.
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23 November, 2014
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Grace, Mercy, Reconciliation, Service, Violence
Scripture: Matthew
In our desire to see mercy and compassion expressed for the needy, we must beware of falling into desiring the exact opposite for those who have not shown mercy and compassion.
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16 November, 2014
You cannot serve two masters; for a slave will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other.
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9 November, 2014
Our readiness to welcome and celebrate Christ is integral to his becoming present and active among us.
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2 November, 2014
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Authority, Fullness of Life, Humility, Jesus, Leadership, Service
Scripture: Matthew
Jesus does not burden us with crippling moral expectations, but humbly takes our burdens on himself and frees us to relax into the life of God.
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1 November, 2014
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: 1 2 & 3 John, Matthew, Revelation
As we gather with the saints of all times to worship the crucified victim, we are immersed in a culture that is so at odds with the values of this world that those who truly embrace it just appear odd for now, but strangely and alluringly familiar too.
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26 October, 2014
Preacher: Alison Sampson
Topic: Culture, Faithfulness, Hope, Vocation
Scripture: Deuteronomy, Matthew
We are invited to work towards visions of God’s reign, knowing we will never be entirely successful, but sustained by imagining the possibilities.
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12 October, 2014
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
There are many stories in the Bible that can appear to portray God as involved in terrorist acts, but Jesus invites us to read them in new ways.
